“Brainwashed assassin seeks redemption through vengeance against the fanatic cult that created him.”
Dokuro
毒狼
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Synopsis
Brainwashed assassin seeks redemption through vengeance against the fanatic cult that created him.
The story is set in a dystopian near-future where Japanese society is experiencing an explosion of crime; one in which a powerful and secret religious organization, with mysterious goals, acts as an invisible hand behind the scenes. The main character is their strongest assassin, lent to them by his fanatical mother when he was a child; nurtured into becoming a ruthless killing machine, one whose fists and feet alone can cause serious damage to his adversaries, and whose weapon of choice is a special cutting wire which grabs and scorches his victims. He's a man-hunter, whose childhood has been stolen by his fostering tormentors; but when the road of forgiveness is precluded to him what can be left to a man to obtain redemption? He decides the answer is found in vengeance—and in eradicating that same fanaticism which bore him. (Source: MU)
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What 2 readers settled on.
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σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.50
Running avg · Feb 2018 → Jan 2019
- 6 “When you pick up a Tetsuya Saruwatari manga, you know what you're going to get: a protagonist who looks like Riki-Oh, a sibling or childhood rival, cartoonishly sadistic villains and absurdly...”
- 3 “Dokuro is a mature character study about the dehumanizing effects a negative influence has on the person, like narcotics an intrusive doctrine can offer greatness and salvation- KILLER GRANNIES!...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 33 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 24m approx
- Published Jan 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8598 catalog